AMD today introduced the AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+ for desktop-replacement notebooks, extending the award-winning AMD64 processor family to new heights with the highest performing 32-bit/64-bit processor available for mobile PCs.

?AMD has again raised the bar for notebook performance, giving consumers and business professionals even more power at their fingertips, plus added security with Enhanced Virus Protection enabled by Windows XP SP2,? said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager, Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. ?We continue to set the pace, meeting and exceeding industry demands for high-performance PCs.?

HP and VoodooPC are among the first suppliers to offer notebooks based on the new AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+ for desktop-replacement notebooks.

?VoodooPC builds extremely fast and incredibly desirable performance PCs designed to excite our customers,? said Rahul Sood, president and CTO, VoodooPC. ?We prefer to use AMD Athlon 64 processors in our flagship ENVY notebooks because of the performance and flexibility of AMD64 technology. The bottom line is AMD has a lot to bring to the party, so we invite them as often as possible.?

Configure-to-order notebook systems featuring the AMD Athlon 64 processor 3700+ are available now from both HP and VoodooPC.

AMD offers high-performance processors for a wide array of mobile PCs with extended system battery life enabled by AMD PowerNow!? technology, as well as the benefit of wireless compatibility with today?s most popular wireless solutions, for outstanding computing on the go.